Nepal > Everest > Everest Kalapathar Trekking

This unique trail leads to the home of the legendary Sherpa people, on the foothill of the highest peak of the world, the Mt. Everest at 8848m. This 13 days trek follows the highly praised trekking route through the Dudh Koshi River to the Everest Base Camp. The excellent trek give the benefit to summit of Kalapathar peak (5545m) offering a spectacular panoramic view of Mount Everest, Nuptse, Pumori, Lhotse and others. During traveling through Khumbu Glacier, Gorak Shep, one is rewarded with some of the most dramatic landscapes. The trek can be treated as one of the adventurous trek in the Himalayas as it follows the route via Tengboche Monastery. This unique trek gives more opportunity to enjoy the breathtaking view of Everest including several other similar peaks and to explore the Buddhists monasteries located at the world's highest elevation.

Day 01 : Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla Transfer to the airport for the mountain flight to Lukla. During the short but spectacular flight we will leave the Kathmandu Valley and head into the Himalaya, the world’s highest mountains rising before us. Our destination is Lukla, perched high on a mountainside above the Dudh Kosi (River of Milk), where we make an unforgettable landing on its 1,729-foot-long, 65-foot-wide runway. From Lukla, the trail descends 1,500 feet down to the Dudh Kosi river for further trek to Phakding village.

Day 02 : Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar. The trail continues north up towards Dudh Kosi valley to Monjo, where the trail officially enters Sagarmatha or Everest National Park. Continue along the trail and begin the steep climbing up the “Namche Hill” to the Sherpa market town of Namche Bazaar. As we climb the steep hillside, we catch our first glimpse of Everest and the snowcapped panorama of Himalayan giants to come.

Day 03 : Rest Day in Namche Bazaar. We take a rest day in Namche Bazaar for acclimatization. There are a number of local excursions that we might enjoy. We can hike up above Namche to the Sagarmatha National Park Visitor’s Center and Museum, where there are terrific views of the Everest region and numerous educational displays on the culture, geography, geology, climatology, and wildlife within the park and the Khumbu. It is also possible to make a 2-2½ hour hike up to Syangboche and the Everest View Hotel.

Day 04 : Trek from Namche Bazaar to Phortse (Sherpa Village). We will get our breakfast in the lodge and then start our trek further to Tengboche. Tengboche is a popular place in Everest Region. In Tengboche there is a traditional Buddhist Monastery where lots of visitors come for traditional yoga and meditations. From Tengboche we can see very nice views of Himalayan Mountains. From Tengboche we can see Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, Mount Nuptse, Mount Ama dablam etc. This is one of the best places to stay in overall. From Tengboche we trek further to the Sherpa village Phortse. Phortse is a beautiful village in everest region. It takes about 5 to 6 hours then overnight at camp or lodge.

Day 05 : Trek from Phortse to Dingboche. Dingboche is gateway to Island Peak climbers. Island Peak is one of the very popular trekking peaks in Nepal. Dingboche is a valley situated below hills from all sides.

Day 06 : Rest day in Dingboche. Today is rest day in and around Dingboche. A peaceful day of acclimatization, reading and relaxing in the warmth of the midday sun, replaced in the afternoon by the comfort of the Lodge lounge and its wood-burning stove.

Day 07 : Trek from Dingboche to Lobuche. We set off early and make our way across the highest yak grazing pastures in the Valley to our lunch stop at Dugla, at the foot of the Khumbu Glacier. The scenery is simply stunning; we are surrounded by some of the most impressive summits in the world, including Cholatse, Taboche Peak and the twin Lobuche Peaks. We walk upto Lobuche ( 4,910m.) and overnight.

Day 08 : Trek from Lobuche to Kalapathar and trek back to Gorak Shep. We will get our breakfast and then start our trek further to Kalapathar. This trek is one of the very strenuous yet rewarding days of the trek. Most of this day , we spend climbing mount kala pattar, a small peak of 5,555 meters. The ascent is demanding but the climbers get the most magnificent mountain panorama of Mount Everest, Nuptse, Pumori, Lhotse and others. Overnight at lodge or camp.

Day 09 : Trek from Gorak Shep to Everest Base Camp and back to Lobuche. We go up to the Everest Base Camp and return back to Lobuche . This is strenuous trekking along with the Khumbu Glacier and up to Everest Base Camp at 5,365 meters. The view of the khumbu icefall from everest base camp is spectacular.

Day 10 : Trek down from Lobuche to Tengboche. After our tiring ascent to Kalapathar, today is an easier walk to the lower altitudes. Following the same route back to the terminal moraines at Dughla, we then take a different return trail. We follow the wide alpine valley covered in scrub juniper through the temporary settlement of Phulung Karpo (4343m), then on to Pheriche. Continue trekking down to Orsho, then on through Lower Pangboche and down to Deboche, reaching our lodge at Tengboche in the afternoon.

Day 11 : Trek from Tengboche to Namche Bazaar. From Tengboche the trail drops sharply down to the Dudh Koshi River and the village of Phunki, where we cross the river, and up toward Namche Bazaar, winding high above the river with views north towards mount Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse.

Day 12 : Trek from Namche Bazaarto Lukla. A reasonably long day as we head back to our start point in the Everest Valley. We relax in the extremely comfortable Himalaya Lodge or camp.

Day 13 : Fly from Lukla Airport to Kathmandu. This morning we will be transferred to Lukla Airport for our morning flight back to Kathmandu. During flight to Kathmandu we can see the close up views of the Himalayas. We land in Kathmandu and transfer to the Hotel.